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An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
A growing number of East Carolina University undergraduates are having international experiences without ever leaving the Greenville, N.C., campus. The university's...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM News | May 5, 2009
Physicist Stephen Wolfram says the goal of his free Wolfram Alpha program, which will be available to the public starting in the middle of May, is to "make expert...BBC News From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
Researchers from Toshiba and Cambridge University's Cavendish Laboratory say secure quantum communication is possible with practical components for high-speed photon...Institute of Physics From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
Intel Research Berkeley scientists Byung-Gon Chun and Petros Maniatis have developed CloneCloud, a cloud computing-based clone of smartphones that can handle large...Technology Review From ACM TechNews | May 4, 2009
The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech has developed a unique robotic hand that can firmly hold objects...Newswise From ACM News | May 4, 2009
An umbrella group set up to give direction to Europe's emerging photonics community has proposed a program of strategic research and is calling for action to address...ICT Results From ICT Results | May 1, 2009
In a nondescript manufacturing plant on a quiet cul-de-sac in San Fernando, Calif., a khaki-green machine the size of a buffet table sucks in bright pink ribbon...The Los Angeles Times From ACM News | May 4, 2009
A new data model developed by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, at other universities, and in the private sector will help facilities and buildings...Berkeley Lab News Center From ACM News | May 1, 2009
Cybercriminals still have the upper hand on the Internet despite nearly two decades of technological advancement, and Carnegie Mellon University professor William...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
TECNALIA is working with AERNNOVA on the ICARO project, which is developing multidisciplinary optimization software that would help design the most effective aircraft...Basque Research From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
In a major strategy shift, Apple reportedly has begun boosting its capability to design its own computer chips in an effort to create exclusive features for its...The Wall Street Journal From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
People around the world are circumventing their governments' censorship of Web content using tools developed and provided by a diverse coalition of political and...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has committed to releasing a record amount of supercomputing time--1.3 billion processor hours--starting in 2010, giving scientific...Wired News From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
Google is attempting map how the swine flu is spreading through Mexico by compiling information from swine flu-related searches in Mexico. The mapping effort is...Computerworld From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
A report based on a three-year study by a panel assembled by the National Academy of Sciences says the United States does not have a clear military policy on how...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | May 1, 2009
Robotics education should be offered in every school, says Brian Toohey, a supporter of the nonprofit organization For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and...SA Today From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2009
Last summer the U.S. Department of Energy's $120 million IBM Roadrunner supercomputer at Los Alamos National Laboratory was declared the fastest computer in the...Webwereld From ACM News | May 1, 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory held its 21st annual Science Careers in Search of Women conference last month, welcoming approximately...Argonne National Laboratory From ACM News | May 1, 2009
Birmingham University computer scientist Bob Stone is developing artificial smell simulators that could be used to make video games more realistic or by the military...Times Online (K) From ACM TechNews | April 29, 2009
Several higher-education information technology groups are working to influence the U.S. broadband strategy and help steer the distribution of $4.7 billion in Internet...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2009